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Thu Jul 6 13:50:32 CEST 2006 · http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2006-July/067078.html

Phillip J. Eby wrote:
> At 07:27 PM 7/5/2006 +0200, Guido van Rossum wrote:
>> However I still don't believe "global" has the stretchiness in its
>> meaning that you claim it has. Have you ever heard a Python programmer
>> talking about closures use the word "global variable"?
>>
>> Are there any other native speakers who side with Michael?
> 
> I don't, and am -1 on using "global" to mean "outer".

Another -1 on stretching the meaning of global here. I quite like 'nonlocal', 
though.

Cheers,
Nick.

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